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Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the nerve of elbow ... , wrist and digital ... the back of the arm ... wrist and elbow ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... aracteristic "claw hand ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... /wrists and knees ... proximally to arms ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
, elbows) • Underlying ... disease states ... Pathophysiology ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Joint diseases ... small joints (wrists ... drift of fingers, radial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
wrist joints are ... joints in acute disease ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
/or Arm Length Discrepancy ... /or axial rotation ... Restrictive Pulmonary Disease ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... flexed at the elbow ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
neutrophils are ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology